Ustilago maydis 521 | Um_a

[ Opisthokonta | Fungi | Dikarya | . . .
. . . | Ustilaginaceae | Ustilago | Ustilago maydis ]

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Taxonomy: Eukaryota | Opisthokonta | Fungi | Dikarya | Basidiomycota | Ustilaginomycotina | Ustilaginomycetes | Ustilaginales | Ustilaginaceae | Ustilago | Ustilago maydis Synonym: Ustilago zeae Comment: Ustilago maydis is a basidiomycete fungus that usually exists as a filamentous mycelium in nature. Unlike typical basidiomycetes, it does not have a real fruiting body. Ustilago maydis is the causal agent of corn smut disease. Go to NCBI Taxonomy (237631) Encyclopedia of life Wikipedia Projects: Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT: Ustilago maydis Sequencing Project DOE Joint Genome Institute: Ustilago maydis National Center for Biotechnology Information: NCBI Fungi Genomes Project Publication: Kamper J, Kahmann R, Bolker M et. al. (2006) Insights from the genome of the biotrophic fungal plant pathogen Ustilago maydis. Nature 444, 97-101. 10.1038/nature05248